EU high-level conference on the Western Balkans to be held on 23 June
BRUSSELS – The high-level Conference on the Western Balkans will take place on 23 June 2022 in Brussels, and will coincide with the second day...
Tag : Emmanuel Macron
Macron attempts to mediate dispute between Skopje and Sofia, which faces further challenges
by EWB
PARIS / SKOPJE / SOFIA – President of France Emmanuel Macron spoke last evening with the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and with the Prime Minister...
Macron’s European Political Community: What would it mean for the Western Balkans?
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Conference for the Future of Europe on 9 May, President of France Emmanuel Macron proposed an idea of...
Macron says EU accession of WB must continue, proposes European Political Community
by EWB
STRASBOURG – President of France Emmanuel Macron said in yesterday’s speech that the EU accession process of the Western Balkan countries must continue and that...
[EWB Interview] Cvijić: Paris seems to have realised that Western Balkan enlargement does not affect internal politics
The opening weeks of the French Presidency of the Council of the EU have featured, among other things, the Western Balkans, with President Emmanuel Macron stressing...
Macron calls for clear accession perspective of Western Balkans and reform of the EU
by EWB
STRASBOURG – President of France Emmanuel Macron focused, among other priorities, on the European perspective of the Western Balkans in his speech at the European...
Macron urges for “clarifying” EU perspective of the WB, announces conference in June
by EWB
PARIS – President of France Emmanuel Macron said that it was necessary to clarify the issue of the European perspective for the countries of the...
[EWB Interview] Maire: Enlargement causes fragmentation in EU, there is a request not to repeat the past mistakes
Being a member of the National Assembly of France for the ruling La République En Marche and a vice-president of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Jacques Maire is...
US State Department: We support opening accession talks with Skopje and Tirana without delay
by EWB
WASHINGTON – US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price tweeted that his country supported the opening of EU accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania without...
French resistance to enlargement based on internal politics and wider vision of the EU
by EWB
TIRANA – While the Western Balkans is still strongly pro-EU, the majority of the region is increasingly feeling the frustration due to the longevity of...